Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsDenny Sakkas, PhD
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2026
Sperm Chromatin Structure Analysis and Clinical Correlations
Vaughan D, Sakkas D. Sperm Chromatin Structure Analysis and Clinical Correlations. 2026, 139-144. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21477-6.00048-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Preparation of Sperm
Sakkas D. The Preparation of Sperm. 2026, 196-200. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21477-6.00268-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
FOCUSING ON PATIENTS: SIMPLIFYING OS (OVARIAN STIMULATION) WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (R-HFSH) MONOTHERAPY IN OOCYTE DONATION
Patel K, Sakkas D, Wirka K, Collares F, Hayward B, Bortoletto P. FOCUSING ON PATIENTS: SIMPLIFYING OS (OVARIAN STIMULATION) WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (R-HFSH) MONOTHERAPY IN OOCYTE DONATION. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e35. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA MULTIMODAL ATLAS OF HUMAN EMBRYOS REVEALS THE REGULATORY LOGIC OF LINEAGE SPECIFICATION FROM THE CLEAVAGE STAGE TO DAY 13
Neuhausser W, Ardestani G, Sakkas D, Habibi E. A MULTIMODAL ATLAS OF HUMAN EMBRYOS REVEALS THE REGULATORY LOGIC OF LINEAGE SPECIFICATION FROM THE CLEAVAGE STAGE TO DAY 13. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e55. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION TO PROCEED WITH PLANNED OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION: IMPACT OF FINANCIAL COVERAGE, RACE AND OTHER DETERMINANTS
Antoun M, Huttler A, Morse B, Thornton K, Penzias A, Sakkas D, Vaughan D. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION TO PROCEED WITH PLANNED OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION: IMPACT OF FINANCIAL COVERAGE, RACE AND OTHER DETERMINANTS. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e37. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF AN EPIGENETIC SPERM QUALITY TEST (“SPERMQT”) TO PREDICT SUCCESS RATES OF OVARIAN STIMULATION TREATMENT
Siegel D, Brogaard K, Schneider L, Kaizer L, Sammel M, Domar A, Sakkas D, Devine K, Roeca C. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF AN EPIGENETIC SPERM QUALITY TEST (“SPERMQT”) TO PREDICT SUCCESS RATES OF OVARIAN STIMULATION TREATMENT. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e98. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOUTCOMES OF FRESH VERSUS FROZEN OOCYTE DONATION FOR SINGLE AND COUPLED MALE INTENDED PARENTS
Patel K, Morse B, Sakkas D, Vaughan D, Penzias A, Resetkova N. OUTCOMES OF FRESH VERSUS FROZEN OOCYTE DONATION FOR SINGLE AND COUPLED MALE INTENDED PARENTS. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e261-e262. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPGT-A PROVIDER STRATEGIES INFLUENCE EMBRYO SELECTION AND LIVE BIRTH RATES: A MULTICENTER STUDY OF 40,308 BLASTOCYST BIOPSY RESULTS AND 8,491 EUPLOID EMBRYO TRANSFERS
Popovic M, Kalafat E, Miguel-Escalada I, Aranda A, Sakkas D. PGT-A PROVIDER STRATEGIES INFLUENCE EMBRYO SELECTION AND LIVE BIRTH RATES: A MULTICENTER STUDY OF 40,308 BLASTOCYST BIOPSY RESULTS AND 8,491 EUPLOID EMBRYO TRANSFERS. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e113-e114. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 3-DIMENSIONAL IN SITU RNA TRANSCRIPTOME ATLAS OF HUMAN PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYOS
Habibi E, Ardestani G, Venturas M, Sakkas D. A 3-DIMENSIONAL IN SITU RNA TRANSCRIPTOME ATLAS OF HUMAN PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYOS. Fertility And Sterility 2025, 124: e182. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCapturing aberrant cell behaviors producing defects in human embryos via live imaging
Akizawa H, Domingo-Muelas A, Pardo-Figuerez M, Hernandez B, Ardestani G, Skory R, Venturas M, Tetlak P, Bissiere S, Sakkas D, Simon C, Plachta N. Capturing aberrant cell behaviors producing defects in human embryos via live imaging. Science Advances 2025, 11: eady6402. PMID: 41259532, PMCID: PMC12629204, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ady6402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAberrant cell behaviorHuman embryosHuman preimplantation embryosHuman embryos in vitroEmbryos in vitroCell behaviorAbnormal chromosome organizationChromosome organizationPreimplantation embryosMitotic progressionDaughter cellsCondensed chromosomesMultipolar spindlesLagging chromosomesLive embryo imagingMitotic errorsEnucleated cellsMorphological defectsReproductive medicineDevelopmental failureLive imagingCytokinesisChromosomeComputational analysisEmbryos